Age of Heroes
Homer's poems are set during the...
Trojan War
What term describes an independent political unit in which a dominant city rules the surrounding area?
City-State (polis)
At what age were Spartan boys taken from their families to become soldiers?
Seven
Who won the Battle of Marathon?
Athens won even though they had fewer soldiers
What important idea started in ancient Greece and was used by the Romans?
Rule by the people
The Trojan War started because Paris...
Ran off with Helen
An open space in a Greek city used as a marketplace and social center.
Agora
Famous Spartan king that commanded his 300 men against the Persians.
Leonidas
What kind of government did Athens start in 508 B.C.?
Democracy
Where did the main Greek gods live?
On Mount Olympus
Homer was believed to be a...
Blind poet
What form of government in ancient Greece was ruled by a single person, like a king?
Monarchy
Sparta was located in a fertile valley protected by...
Mountains
Darius I wanted to punish Athens because Athens...
Helped Ionia fight Persia.
In the story of Daedalus and Icarus, Icarus...
Flew too high, his wings melted, and he fell
Odysseus helped the Greeks win by...
Leaving a wooden horse
What form of government in ancient Greece was ruled by a small group of wealthy, landowning families?
Aristocracy
The lowest social class in Sparta was made up of...
Helots (state-owned slaves)
Who could usually be a citizen in ancient Athens?
Men born in Athens
How did Greek juries decide if someone was guilty?
They voted right away using metal pieces
Homer wrote two big poems called...
The Iliad and the Odyssey
The highest point in an ancient Greek city, used as a fortress.
Acropolis
In Sparta, real power rested with five officials who were...
Elected each year by citizens
Compared to Spartans, Athenians...
Thought education was important.
In the U.S. democracy, people don't vote on every rule themselves. Instead, they...
Choose people to vote for them